diff --git a/changes/bug25761 b/changes/bug25761
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..096fadcf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug25761
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+  o Major bugfixes (onion service):
+    - Correctly detect when onion services get disabled after HUP.
+      Fixes bug 25761; bugfix on 0.3.2.1.
diff --git a/src/or/hs_service.c b/src/or/hs_service.c
index 8ddd68c69..b9a1dfc36 100644
--- a/src/or/hs_service.c
+++ b/src/or/hs_service.c
@@ -859,11 +859,6 @@ register_all_services(void)
 
   tor_assert(hs_service_staging_list);
 
-  /* We'll save us some allocation and computing time. */
-  if (smartlist_len(hs_service_staging_list) == 0) {
-    return;
-  }
-
   /* Allocate a new map that will replace the current one. */
   new_service_map = tor_malloc_zero(sizeof(*new_service_map));
   HT_INIT(hs_service_ht, new_service_map);
diff --git a/src/or/rendservice.c b/src/or/rendservice.c
index 2c5c5840a..fed8c97eb 100644
--- a/src/or/rendservice.c
+++ b/src/or/rendservice.c
@@ -618,10 +618,11 @@ void
 rend_service_prune_list(void)
 {
   smartlist_t *old_service_list = rend_service_list;
-  /* Don't try to prune anything if we have no staging list. */
+
   if (!rend_service_staging_list) {
-    return;
+    rend_service_staging_list = smartlist_new();
   }
+
   rend_service_prune_list_impl_();
   if (old_service_list) {
     /* Every remaining service in the old list have been removed from the